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<p>G.I.JOE TCG and its images are trademarks of Wizards of the Coast and Hasbro.  This module is unofficial and not endorsed in any way by Wizards of the Coast or Hasbro.</p>
<p>This VASSAL module was created by Tim Byrne (Deck8uilder)</p>
<p>Thanks to Brian Mola (G.I.Bri) for all his scanning help.</p>
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Deck Construction
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It is probably easiest to construct decks before getting together online to play.  To construct a deck, and save it for later use do the following:
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  <li>Start a new game as Player One
  <li>Click on Decks to select Player One's Deck
  <li>Click on Cards to display the available cards
  <li>Drag desired cards from the Cards window to Player One's Deck
  <li>Once happy with the deck's contents, right-click on the deck and choose Save
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The saved deck can be loaded whenever you want to play with it.  If you want to inspect the contents of your deck you can right-click and choose Draw Specific Cards.
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Deck Loading
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To load the deck when playing, do the following:
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  <li>Click on Decks to select Player X's Deck (depending on which player you are)
  <li>Right-click on the deck and choose Load
  <li>Navigate to the file you saved before, and select that file (your deck should load)
  <li>Click on the Send to Player X's Draw (to send this deck to your draw stack on the table)
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Player Hands
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Each player's hand is only viewable by that player.  The buttons on the top of the hand allow you to transform all cards within your hand into the various modes.
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Card Modes
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Card modes can be changed by right-clicking on them and choosing the mode.  Hot keys are also available.  Cards can be in the following modes:
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  <li>Normal - Untapped
  <li>Tapped - Turned 90 degrees
  <li>Boost - Upside down for reading boost numbers
  <li>Firefight - Angled for use as Firefight hits
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In addition cards can be face up, or face down.  When you control a face down card, you can still see what card it is.  There will be a mini-version of the card inset within the card back.  When you see that, rest assured that you are the only one who can see that.  Don't worry, your card is masked.
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Stacking
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Cards stack, and can be moved together in a stack.  Double-clicking on a stack separates the cards so they can be controlled individually.
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Drawing and Selecting Cards
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All cards are drawn face down.  Drag from the deck to the table, or to your hand.  Cards on the table or in your hand can be selected individually, or in groups (by shift clicking or dragging a marquee around the cards you want to select).
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Online Play
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To play online, use the following steps:
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  <li>Load the module
  <li>Choose <i>Look for a game online</i>
  <li>Create a new room or join an already created room
  <li>Create a game with File | New Game
  <li>If you're joining a game already created, right-click on the player that created the game and choose Synchronize
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Highlights and Markers
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To assist players with playing the game cards can be marked in various ways.  There are red and blue highlights.  There are also crosshair and bullet markers.  These markers can be toggled on and off via the right-click menu of a card, or by using hot keys.
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Labeling Cards
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Sometimes you might want to apply a label to a card.  This is accessible via the right-click menu.  The label is a marker that stacks on top of the card.
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Cleaning Up
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The "Clean up" button will discard any firefight or boost cards you have on the table.  It will also clear out any markers or highlights on your cards.  There is also an "Untap all" button which will untap any of your tapped cards on the table.
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Playing with Expansion Sets
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If you want to use additional card sets (other than the base set) you must also download those expansion sets.  Create a directory called gijoetcg_ext in the same location as your gijoetcg.mod.  Put the mdx files into that directory and load the gijoetcg.mod normally.  The expansions will be loaded
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<b><i>NOTE:  You can not use cards from expansions unless the person you are playing also has the expansions installed</i></b>
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Hot Keys
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Global Hot Keys
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  <li><b>ALT-S</b> - Show/Hide the server controls
  <li><b>CTL-C</b> - Clean up your cards on the table
  <li><b>CTL-U</b> - Untap your tapped cards on the table
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  <li><b>CTL-F</b> - Flip
  <li><b>CTL-D</b> - Discard
  <li><b>CTL-N</b> - Change to Untapped (normal) mode
  <li><b>CTL-B</b> - Change to Boost mode
  <li><b>CTL-I</b> - Change to Firefight mode
  <li><b>CTL-T</b> - Change to Tapped mode
  <li><b>CTL-E</b> - Toggle the crosshairs marker
  <li><b>CTL-W</b> - Toggle the bullet marker
  <li><b>CTL-R</b> - Toggle the red highlight
  <li><b>CTL-Q</b> - Toggle the blue highlight
  <li><b>CTL-X</b> - Add description
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